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| Jan.7 |
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Train crash kills 14
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| Jan.11 |
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Dakar motorcycle star dies on race |
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| Jan.29 |
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Golden Miller clinches title glory
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| Feb.1 |
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Pope John Paul rushed to hospital| Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu | |
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| Feb.2 |
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Ailing Pope to stay in hospital
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| Feb.3 |
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Raich is crowned combined champion |
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| Feb.4 |
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Italian journalist abducted
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| Feb.6 |
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Sick Pope makes public appearance John Paul II waved to pilgrims after appearing at the window of his hospital where he is recovering from flu
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| Feb.16 |
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Italian hostage pleads for her life |
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| Feb.24 |
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Pope back in hospital with flu
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Pope has surgery to aid breathing| The operation to give 84-year-old John Paul II a tracheotomy had been successful | |
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| Feb.26 |
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Pope to follow Sunday blessing
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| Feb.27 |
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Pope waves from hospital window
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| Mar.4 |
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U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard| U.S. soldiers attempted to warn the occupants of a car carrying a freed Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena | |
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US to investigate hostage shots
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| Mar.5 |
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Wounded hostage back
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Fisichella romps to Australia win |
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Body of agent returns home
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| Mar.6 |
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Hostage fears troops targeted her
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Pope gives blessing from hospital
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Italy prepares for agent funeral
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| Mar.7 |
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Funeral for agent shot in Iraq The president and prime minister have attended the funeral of Nicola Calipari shot dead by US forces
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| Mar.8 |
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Italy disputes U.S. shooting account
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| Mar.9 |
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Italy disputes US hostage account
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Real crash out as Juventus advance |
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| Mar.11 |
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Visibility raised in agent death |
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| Mar.13 |
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Pope returns to Vatican after op John Paul II has left his hospital in Rome, where he spent 2 weeks recovering from throat surgery
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| Mar.15 |
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Italy plans Iraq troop withdrawal
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Adriano treble beats holders Porto |
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| Mar.27 |
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Frail Pope blesses Easter crowds
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| Mar.31 |
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Source: Pope given last rites
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| Apr.2 |
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Pope begins losing consciousness John Paul II's condition remains very serious. Vatican's spokesman insisted the 84-year-old was not in a coma
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Millions grieve for John Paul II Up to 100,000 people held a candlelit vigil in St Peter's Square in Rome
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| Apr.3 |
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Clergy, dignitaries pay respects to pope Cardinals, archbishops and diplomatic dignitaries filled the Apostolic Palace to pay their respects to John Paul II
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| Apr.4 |
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Pope's body makes final journey 
John Paul II's body has made journey from a palatial hall in the Vatican to St Peter's Basilica
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Crowds wait all night to see Pope Crowds have been waiting at St Peter's Basilica to file past the body of John Paul II before Friday's funeral
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| Apr.5 |
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Hundreds of thousands say goodbye A line of mourners stretched for miles to file past Pope's body in St. Peter's Basilica
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Cannavaro gives Juve great chance |
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| Apr.6 |
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Rome seeks to curb pilgrim crowds The authorities have urged pilgrims to stay away from the city centre. It cannot cope with any more before funeral
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| Apr.7 |
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Rome prepares for Pope's funeral St Peter's Square was closed overnight for the funeral of John Paul II
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| Apr.8 |
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Pope John Paul II buried in crypt| John Paul II was buried under St. Peter's Basilica after a funeral Mass that millions of people watched | |
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| Apr.9 |
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Pilgrims leave Rome after funeral
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| Apr.10 |
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Faithful mourn pope at churches |
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| Apr.12 |
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Milan game ended by crowd trouble |
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| Apr.15 |
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Inter given four-game stadium ban |
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| Apr.17 |
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Cardinals gather to choose pope 115 eligible cardinals from 52 countries on six continents will begin the millennium's first conclave
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| Apr.18 |
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No pope chosen in first vote Black smoke exited a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, indicating a vote was taken and a pope was not selected
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| Apr.20 |
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Berlusconi to form new government Prime Minister plans to resign with a view towards forming a new government with different coalition partners
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| Apr.25 |
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Pentagon: No case in Italian shooting U.S. troops who killed an Italian agent in Baghdad were found to have done nothing wrong by a U.S. investigation
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| Apr.26 |
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Italian hostage blasts US report |
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AC Milan 2-0 PSV Eindhoven |
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| Apr.28 |
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Parma, Moscow share goalless draw |
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| May.2 |
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Italy hits back over agent's death
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| May.4 |
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Milan into final on away goals over PSV
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| May.8 |
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Webster ends 10-year wait for win |
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| May.9 |
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Vatican Radio officials convicted |
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| May.15 |
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Mauresmo hits back to retain title |
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| May.20 |
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Juventus earn title as Milan draw |
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| May.25 |
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Liverpool crowned over AC Milan Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks to claw back a 3 goal deficit to win the Champions League final
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| Jun.4 |
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Rescuers fight Alpine tunnel fire At least 1 person has been killed in a fire that has broken out in a road between Italy and France
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| Jun.9 |
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Italy hostage released in Kabul Clementina Cantoni, who works for Care International, has been freed nearly a month after being taken hostage
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| Jun.10 |
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Freed hostage back home
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| Jun.13 |
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Fertility vote collapses |
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| Jun.25 |
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Parmalat founder to stand trial |
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| Jul.9 |
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Mass arrests made in Milan swoops |
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| Jul.30 |
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Bombing suspect faces extradition |
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| Jul.31 |
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Bomb suspect: 'No 7/7, al Qaeda links' |
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| Aug.6 |
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Many die in jet crash off Sicily
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| Aug.30 |
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Stars gather for Venice festival |
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| Sep.4 |
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Montoya holds off Alonso for win |
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| Sep.13 |
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Bomb suspect extradition approved
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| Sep.25 |
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Super Rossi makes it 5 in a row
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| Sep.28 |
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Venice 'will get protection dam' |
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| Oct.17 |
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UN delegates cheer Mugabe tirade |
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| Oct.26 |
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Juve achieve a record league start |
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| Oct.31 |
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Berlusconi 'tried to dissuade Bush on Iraq' |
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| Nov.23 |
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Adriano hat-trick as Inter triumph |
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Shevchenko hits four in Milan rout |
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| Dec.6 |
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Kaka double as Milan make KO stage |
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| Dec.7 |
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The Olympic flame arrives |
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| Dec.17 |
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Suspects in banking scandal grilled
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| Dec.23 |
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Italy warrants for 22 CIA operatives
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope leads his first Christmas service| Benedict XVI began leading Midnight Mass blessing thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans | |
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| 2005 |
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| Mar.4 |
U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard| U.S. soldiers attempted to warn the occupants of a car carrying a freed Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena | |
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| Mar.4 |
US to investigate hostage shots
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| Mar.6 |
Hostage fears troops targeted her
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| Mar.9 |
Italy disputes US hostage account
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| Mar.11 |
Visibility raised in agent death |
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| Mar.15 |
Italy plans Iraq troop withdrawal
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| Apr.25 |
Pentagon: No case in Italian shooting U.S. troops who killed an Italian agent in Baghdad were found to have done nothing wrong by a U.S. investigation
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| 2005 |
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| Jan.7 |
Train crash kills 14
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| Jan.11 |
Dakar motorcycle star dies on race |
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| Feb.24 |
Pope back in hospital with flu
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| Feb.24 |
Pope has surgery to aid breathing| The operation to give 84-year-old John Paul II a tracheotomy had been successful | |
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| Apr.2 |
Pope begins losing consciousness John Paul II's condition remains very serious. Vatican's spokesman insisted the 84-year-old was not in a coma
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| Jun.4 |
Rescuers fight Alpine tunnel fire At least 1 person has been killed in a fire that has broken out in a road between Italy and France
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| Aug.6 |
Many die in jet crash off Sicily
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| 2005 |
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| Jun.25 |
Parmalat founder to stand trial |
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| Aug.30 |
Stars gather for Venice festival |
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| Sep.28 |
Venice 'will get protection dam' |
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| Dec.17 |
Suspects in banking scandal grilled
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| 2005 |
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| Jan.11 |
Dakar motorcycle star dies on race |
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| Jan.29 |
Golden Miller clinches title glory
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| Feb.3 |
Raich is crowned combined champion |
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| Mar.5 |
Fisichella romps to Australia win |
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| Mar.9 |
Real crash out as Juventus advance |
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| Mar.15 |
Adriano treble beats holders Porto |
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| Apr.5 |
Cannavaro gives Juve great chance |
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| Apr.12 |
Milan game ended by crowd trouble |
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| Apr.15 |
Inter given four-game stadium ban |
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| Apr.26 |
AC Milan 2-0 PSV Eindhoven |
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| Apr.28 |
Parma, Moscow share goalless draw |
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| May.4 |
Milan into final on away goals over PSV
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| May.8 |
Webster ends 10-year wait for win |
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| May.15 |
Mauresmo hits back to retain title |
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| May.20 |
Juventus earn title as Milan draw |
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| May.25 |
Liverpool crowned over AC Milan Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks to claw back a 3 goal deficit to win the Champions League final
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| Sep.4 |
Montoya holds off Alonso for win |
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| Sep.25 |
Super Rossi makes it 5 in a row
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| Oct.26 |
Juve achieve a record league start |
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| Nov.23 |
Adriano hat-trick as Inter triumph |
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| Nov.23 |
Shevchenko hits four in Milan rout |
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| Dec.6 |
Kaka double as Milan make KO stage |
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| Dec.7 |
The Olympic flame arrives |
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| 2005 |
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| Feb.4 |
Italian journalist abducted
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| Feb.16 |
Italian hostage pleads for her life |
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| May.9 |
Vatican Radio officials convicted |
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| Jun.9 |
Italy hostage released in Kabul Clementina Cantoni, who works for Care International, has been freed nearly a month after being taken hostage
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| Jun.10 |
Freed hostage back home
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| Jun.25 |
Parmalat founder to stand trial |
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| Jul.9 |
Mass arrests made in Milan swoops |
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| Jul.30 |
Bombing suspect faces extradition |
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| Jul.31 |
Bomb suspect: 'No 7/7, al Qaeda links' |
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| Sep.13 |
Bomb suspect extradition approved
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| Dec.17 |
Suspects in banking scandal grilled
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| Dec.23 |
Italy warrants for 22 CIA operatives
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| 2005 |
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| Feb.1 |
Pope John Paul rushed to hospital| Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu | |
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| Feb.2 |
Ailing Pope to stay in hospital
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| Feb.6 |
Sick Pope makes public appearance John Paul II waved to pilgrims after appearing at the window of his hospital where he is recovering from flu
|
| Feb.24 |
Pope back in hospital with flu
|
| Feb.24 |
Pope has surgery to aid breathing| The operation to give 84-year-old John Paul II a tracheotomy had been successful | |
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| Feb.26 |
Pope to follow Sunday blessing
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| Feb.27 |
Pope waves from hospital window
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| Mar.4 |
US to investigate hostage shots
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| Mar.5 |
Wounded hostage back
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| Mar.5 |
Body of agent returns home
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| Mar.6 |
Pope gives blessing from hospital
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| Mar.6 |
Italy prepares for agent funeral
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| Mar.7 |
Funeral for agent shot in Iraq The president and prime minister have attended the funeral of Nicola Calipari shot dead by US forces
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| Mar.8 |
Italy disputes U.S. shooting account
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| Mar.13 |
Pope returns to Vatican after op John Paul II has left his hospital in Rome, where he spent 2 weeks recovering from throat surgery
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| Mar.27 |
Frail Pope blesses Easter crowds
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| Mar.31 |
Source: Pope given last rites
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| Apr.2 |
Pope begins losing consciousness John Paul II's condition remains very serious. Vatican's spokesman insisted the 84-year-old was not in a coma
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| Apr.2 |
Millions grieve for John Paul II Up to 100,000 people held a candlelit vigil in St Peter's Square in Rome
|
| Apr.3 |
Clergy, dignitaries pay respects to pope Cardinals, archbishops and diplomatic dignitaries filled the Apostolic Palace to pay their respects to John Paul II
|
| Apr.4 |
Pope's body makes final journey John Paul II's body has made journey from a palatial hall in the Vatican to St Peter's Basilica
|
| Apr.4 |
Crowds wait all night to see Pope Crowds have been waiting at St Peter's Basilica to file past the body of John Paul II before Friday's funeral
|
| Apr.5 |
Hundreds of thousands say goodbye A line of mourners stretched for miles to file past Pope's body in St. Peter's Basilica
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| Apr.6 |
Rome seeks to curb pilgrim crowds The authorities have urged pilgrims to stay away from the city centre. It cannot cope with any more before funeral
|
| Apr.7 |
Rome prepares for Pope's funeral St Peter's Square was closed overnight for the funeral of John Paul II
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| Apr.8 |
Pope John Paul II buried in crypt| John Paul II was buried under St. Peter's Basilica after a funeral Mass that millions of people watched | |
|
| Apr.9 |
Pilgrims leave Rome after funeral
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| Apr.10 |
Faithful mourn pope at churches |
|
| Apr.17 |
Cardinals gather to choose pope 115 eligible cardinals from 52 countries on six continents will begin the millennium's first conclave
|
| Apr.18 |
No pope chosen in first vote Black smoke exited a chimney at the Sistine Chapel, indicating a vote was taken and a pope was not selected
|
| Apr.20 |
Berlusconi to form new government Prime Minister plans to resign with a view towards forming a new government with different coalition partners
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| Apr.26 |
Italian hostage blasts US report |
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| May.2 |
Italy hits back over agent's death
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| Jun.13 |
Fertility vote collapses |
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| Oct.17 |
UN delegates cheer Mugabe tirade |
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| Oct.31 |
Berlusconi 'tried to dissuade Bush on Iraq' |
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| Dec.23 |
Italy warrants for 22 CIA operatives
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| Dec.24 |
Pope leads his first Christmas service| Benedict XVI began leading Midnight Mass blessing thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans | |
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